lm_sensors CHANGES file
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2.10.1 (20060924)
  File doc/developers/checklist renamed to dev/developers/release_checklist
          with clarifications and updates for new SVN server.
  File README.package: Delete.
  File doc/busses/i2c-piix4: Update (2.6 backport)
  File doc/developers/sysfs-interface: Update
  File etc/sensors.conf.eg: Add an smsc47m192 section
                            Comment out all set statements
                            Add an it8716 section
                            Add a w83793 section
                            Adjust the vt1211 section to match the new driver
                             interface
  Library: Fix device scan when no i2c support is present
           Add support for W83627EHF voltage inputs and alarms
           Add support for the smsc47m192 driver
           Fix all memory leaks (yeah!)
           Fix no sensors being reported as an error
           Add support for the IT8716F and IT8718F chips
           Add support for the W83793 chip (Yuan Mu)
           Map the 2.6 adm1026's fan8 to fan0
           Missing sysfs busses and classes are not errors
           Change vt1211 temp3-7 magnitude from 1 to 3
  Makefile: Don't grep autoconf.h on user-space targets
            Fix depmod on non-running kernel version
            Remove empty include directories on make user_uninstall
  Module i2c-ali1535: Drop redundant semaphore (2.6 backport)
  Module i2c-amd756-s4882: Improve static semaphore initialization
                           (2.6 backport)
  Module i2c-i801: Disable PEC mode after every transaction (2.6 backport)
                   Add ICH8 support (2.6 backport)
                   Fix block transaction poll loops (2.6 backport)
                   Remove PCI function check (2.6 backport)
                   Cleanups (2.6 backport)
  Module i2c-nforce2: Add nForce4 MCP51, MCP55 support (2.6 backport)
  Module i2c-piix4: Add ServerWorks HT-1000 support (2.6 backport)
                    Add ATI IXP200, IXP300, IXP400 support (2.6 backport)
                    Drop the fix_hstcfg parameter (2.6 backport)
  Module i2c-viapro: Fix compilation with kernels < 2.4.21
                     Add VT8237A and VT8251
  Module lm83: Add LM82 support (2.6 backport)
  Module vt1211: The VT1211 has no in6
                 Rework the voltage and temperature conversions and the
                  temperature input order to match the Linux 2.6 driver
  Module w83781d: Use real-time alarm registers when possible (2.6 backport)
                  Add specific alarm and beep defines for the W83791D
  Module w83792d: Fix PWM range (2.6 backport)
  Program decode-dimms.pl: Decode depending on the memory type
                           Decode the manufacturing date to an ISO8601 date
                           Add the memory size computation and provide brief
                            timing characteritics for SDRAM/DDR/DDR2 memory
                           Add memory size computation for Rambus memory
                           Various output cleanups and fixes
  Program decode-edid.pl: Add /usr/sbin or /usr/local/sbin to $PATH if needed
  Program decode-vaio.pl: Detect and skip false positives
  Program i2cdetect: Add a mode to print adapter functionalities
  Program i2cdump: Restore bank after bank switching
                   Add new mode W (read word on even register addresses)
  Program mkpatch: Fix typo breaking f71805f
                   Turn warnings on (-w), and fix them
                   Print a usage message on missing command line parameters
  Program pwmconfig: Use mktemp instead of tempfile
  Program sensors: No error messages on missing w83792d fan4-7 (Yuan Mu)
                   Add smsc47m192 support
                   Add abituguru support (Hans de Goede)
                   Fix memory leak when printing an unknown chip
                   Add it8716 and it8718 support
                   Make each it87 fan and fan div optional
                   Print missing w83791d values
                   Add w83793 support (Yuan Mu)
                   The adt7463 may not have in4 (#2119)
                   Hide more vt1211 missing input errors
                   Clearer error messages when no sensors found
  Program sensors-detect: Add ServerWorks HT-1000 SMBus detection
                          Add ATI IXP200/300/400 SMBus detection
                          Prevent warning on 64-bit PCI addresses
                          Add Fintek F75363SG, F75111R/RG/N, F75121R,
                           F75122R/RG, F75373S/SG, F75375S/SP, F75383S/M,
                           F75384S/M, F75387SG/RG and F81218D detection
                          Add Winbond W83793R/G and W83627DHG detection
                          Handle the W83791D driver difference between kernels
                          Add nForce4 MCP04, MCP51 and MCP55 detection
                          Add AMD Geode devices detection
                          Add ITE IT8716F and IT8718F detection
                          Add NatSemi/Winbond PC87427 detection
                          Get driver information for busy addresses from
                           sysfs (2.6 only)
                          Drop the ISA IT87xxF detection
                          Check i2c adapter functionalities before probing
                          Add Intel ICH8 SMBus detection
                          Add AMD K8 thermal sensors detection
                          Simplify detection of SiS5595, VIA686 and VT8231
                          Add Analog Devices ADM1033, ADM1034, ADT7462,
                           ADT7466, ADT7470, ADT7473 and ADT7475 detection
                          Check for root user at startup
                          Attempt to be slightly more user-friendly
                          Add VT8237A and VT8251
                          Remove detection of nVidia graphics adapters
                          Use sysfs for PCI device enumeration
                          Add generic PCI SMBus adapter detection
                          Add generic Super-I/O logical device detection
                          Add SMSC LPC47M172/182 detection


2.10.0 (20060214)
  File doc/lm_sensors-FAQ.texi: Remove version 1 specifics part
  File doc/busses/i2c-viapro: Update (2.6 backport)
  File doc/chips/via686a: Update (2.6 backport)
  File doc/chips/w83627hf: W83627THF VID clarification (2.6 backport)
  File etc/sensors.conf.eg: Do not set vrm by default
  File i2c-dev.h: Fix union i2c_smbus_data definition
                  Sync i2c_msg definition with i2c.h (Hideki Iwamoto)
                  Add missing parentheses around macros
                  Drop I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_EMUL
                  Drop I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_*_PEC
                  Drop I2C_SMBUS_*_PEC
  File sensors_vid.h: Drop default VRM
  Library: NOTE: libsensors(3) will no longer see eeprom (SPD) chips
           This is intentional.  Use decode-dimms.pl if you still
           need your memory SPD data.
  Library: Big update to use libsysfs.  More TODO though.
           Fix bus matching code for Linux 2.6 (Karsten Petersen)
           Add f71805f, w83687thf support
           Add platform drivers support
           Fix sysctl warnings on x86_64
           Restore vt1211 temp1
  Makefile: Compile user-space programs with -Wundef
  Module i2c-i801: Simplify the hardware PEC code
                   Always set PEC mode explicitly before each transaction
  Module i2c-i810: Documentation update, PCI IDs cleanup
  Module i2c-keywest: Remove bus probing code (2.6 backport)
  Module i2c-nforce2: Remove dead code (2.6 backport)
                      Add the ID of the nForce4 MCP-04 (2.6 backport)
  Module i2c-via: Remove dead code
  Module i2c-viapro: Remove dead code
                     Support I2C block read (2.6 backport)
                     Code cleanups (2.6 backport)
                     Improve debug register dump (2.6 backport)
  Modules i2c-ali1535, i2c-ali1563, i2c-ali15x3, i2c-amd756, i2c-amd8111,
          i2c-i801, i2c-nforce2, i2c-piix4, i2c-sis5595, i2c-sis630,
          i2c-sis645: Use pci_driver name to request I/O region; do
                      not initialize i2c_adapter name to "unset" (2.6
                      backport)
  Modules i2c-amd8111, i2c-i801, i2c-nforce2: Drop software PEC code
                                              (2.6 backport)
  Module adm9240: Cleanups (2.6 backport)
  Module f71805f: New, supports the Fintek F71805F/FG Super-I/O
  Module it87: Minor cleanups
               Fix fan3_div setting bug (Anton V. Staaf)
  Module lm90: Support the ADM1032-2 and ADT7461-2 (2.6 backport)
               Separate the register read function
               Add PEC support for the ADM1032
  Module via686a: Cleanups
  Module w83627hf: Drop useless initialization step (2.6 backport)
                   Fix in4 for W83627THF and W83637HF (Yuan Mu)
                   Fix alarms (Yuan Mu)
                   Preserve fan min on fan div change (Yuan Mu)
                   Properly handle W83627THF without VID (Yuan Mu)
                   Fix in0 limit settings in "VRM9" mode (Yuan Mu)
                   Add W83687THF support
  Module w83781d: Drop W83697HF support (Grant Coady)
  Module w83792d: Bug fixes and code cleanups (Yuan Mu, 2.6 backport)
                  Fix fan control mode (PWM/DC) reporting
                  Fix fan div auto-adjust (Yuan Mu)
                  Fix the subclient handling
  Module w83l785ts: Minor cleanup (2.6 backport)
  Module vt1211: Restore temp1
  Modules vt1211, vt8231: Change default VRM to 9.1
  Program decode-dimms.pl: Add lookup tables for manufacturer names
                           Fix rounding error in PCxxxx speed computation
                           Improve text output
                           Improve speed under Linux 2.6
                           Verify checksum before decoding anything
                           Improve manufacturing location decoding
                           Improve memory type detection
                           Improve part number decoding
  Program i2cdump: Drop now useless #ifdef tests
                   Fix capability check for continuous byte mode
  Program i2cget: New
  Program i2cset: Add PEC support
                  Fix argc check
  Programs i2cdetect, i2cdump, i2cset: Stop printing the algorithm name
                                       Print the correct bus type if bus
                                       functionality can be queried
  Program isadump: Display the real addresses in flat mode
  Program mkdev.sh: Silently skip already existing nodes
  Program mkpatch: Include f71805f
  Program sensord: Do not log algorithm names
                   Drop EEPROM support (Aurelien Jarno)
                   Add W83627EHF, F71805F/FG support
                   Fix PC87365/PC87366 alarms
  Program sensors: Drop free_the_label
                   Fix compilation with uclibc (no iconv)
                   Add f71805f, w83687thf support
  Program sensors-detect: Drop algorithm names
                          Do not rely on i2cdetect -l printing algo names
                          Simplify adapter name matching mechanism
                          New address for ADM1032, ADT7461
                          Improve ADT7467, ADT7468 support
                          Fix MAX6659 reported driver
                          Add Fintek F71805F detection
                          Add Analog Devices ADT7476 detection
                          Add Intel 82845G detection
                          Add IT8201R/IT8203R/IT8206R/IT8266R detection
                          Fix udev detection in some corner case
                          Improve DS1621 detection
                          Always prefer ISA access over SMBus access


2.9.2 (20050906)
  File doc/chips/*: Big update (2.6 backport)
  Library: Drop ds1780-specific code (now use adm9240)
           Fix memory leak in sensors_get_label()
           Support /sys/class/hwmon (Linux 2.6.14+)
           Limit stack usage in sensors_read_proc_chips()
  Makefile: Detect 2.6+ kernels and check targets
  Man page isaset.8: Fix typos
  Module adm1031: Fix broken kfree() calls
  Module i2c-ali1563: New (2.6 backport by Winbond)
  Modules i2c-ipmb, i2c-ipmi: Support ipmi_request() additional argument
  Modules it87, pc87360, sis5595, smsc47m1, vt1211, vt8231,
          w83627hf.c: Tag find function __init
  Module lm93: Fix memory leak
  Module smsc47m1: Fix PWM enable polarity on read
  Modules w83627hf, w83781d: Allow setting fan divisor to 128
  Program decode-dimms.pl: Support Linux 2.6 (Burkart Lingner)
  			   Added DDR/DDR2 frequency reporting in convenient
			   form of DDRxxx PCyyyy
  Program i2cdump: Properly handle short i2c block reads
  Program fancontrol.pl: Fix compile errors
  Program mkpatch: Include i2c-ali1563
                   Include w83792d
  Program pwmconfig: Fix unsafe temporary file use
  Program rrd: Support 2.6 kernels
  Program sensord: Add support for w83637hf
                   Support pc87360 (Henrik Brix Andersen)
  Program sensors: Support the VAIO "VGN" prefix for eeprom
  Program sensors-detect: Add SMSC LPC47M15x/LPC47M192 SMBus detection
                          Advertise the w83792d driver
                          Improve IT8705F and IT8712F detection
                          Merge LM82 and LM83 detection
                          Add W83687THF detection


2.9.1 (20050412)
  File doc/busses/i2c-nforce2: Update
  File doc/chips/it87: Update
  File doc/chips/lm90: Update for adt7461
  File doc/chips/mic74: New
  File etc/sensors.conf.eg: New sections for lm92 and w83792d
  Library: Add support for 2.6 fscpos driver (Stefan Ott)
           Fix sis5595 in4 (Aurelien Jarno)
           Add support for 2.6 gl520sm driver (Maarten Deprez)
           Add support for 2.6 bmcsensors driver (Yani Ioannou)
           Add support for w83792d (Chunhao Huang/Winbond)
           Add support for 2.6 adt7461 (James Chapman)
           Add support for 2.6 lm92
           Add support for 2.6 vt1211
           Add preliminary support for 2.6 w83627ehf
  Makefile: Support mips, sparc32 and sparc64 (Aurelien Jarno)
            Use -fno-strict-aliasing on all architectures
  Man pages pwmconfig, fancontrol: New (Aurelien Jarno)
  Module bmcsensors: Fix compile error
                     Support IPMI V0.9 (Yani Ioannou/Vladislav Bogdanov)
  Module ds1621: Fix detection (Aurelien Jarno)
  Module eeprom: Discard SPD-centric checksum module parameter
                 Cleanup detection function (backport from Linux 2.6)
  Module i2c-ali1535: Add delay loops for reliability (Ubel Walter)
  Module i2c-i801: Temporarily disable broken I2C block read
  Module i2c-ipmi: Fix bogus return in a middle of a function (Sergio
                   Gelato)
  Module i2c-nforce2: Add nForce4 support (Hans-Frieder Vogt)
  Module i2c-viapro: Prevent repeated resets
  Module it87: Improve Super-I/O detection
               Limit I2C address range
               Support VID on the IT8712F
  Module lm75: Only initialize CMP/INT bit
  Module lm78: Fix bug with setting negative temperature limits
  Module lm85: Properly differentiate between ADM1027 and ADT7463
               Add EMC6D102 support
  Module lm90: Fix MAX6657, MAX6658 and MAX6659 detection
               Add limited ADT7461 support
  Module lm93: Fix IN10 (+5V) scaling
  Module mic74: New
  Module w83627hf: Support secondary Super-I/O address
                   Enable temp2 and temp3 if they are disabled
  Module w83781d: Revert AS99127F temp2 and temp3 computation change
                  Skip final initialization step for AS99127F chips
  Module w83792d: New (Chunhao Huang/Winbond)
  Program ddcmon: New; user-space replacement for the ddcmon driver
  Program eeprog: Fix missing first char in ascii mode (J. A. McMahan Jr.)
  Program isadump: Handle Super-I/O keys
  Program lm_sensors.init: Cleanups (Axel Thimm)
  Program mkdev.sh: Add basic command-line interface
  Program mkpatch: Add adm1031, fscher, lm63, lm93 and max1619
  Program pwmconfig: Secure the creation of temporary files (Aurelien Jarno)
                     Don't complain about read-only enable files (lm85)
                     Fix handling of alternate config file name
  Program sensord: Fix erroneous error message (Aurelien Jarno)
                   Support sis5595 in4 (Aurelien Jarno)
                   Support w83627thf
                   Support the separate it8712 prefix (Aurelien Jarno)
  Program sensors: Display sis5595 in4 (Aurelien Jarno)
                   No errors on missing pc87360 fans
                   Add gl520sm support (Maarten Deprez)
                   Improve vt1211 error/ignore handling (Michael Carland)
                   Support w83792d, w83627ehf
  Program sensors-detect: Fix MAX6657, MAX6658 and MAX6659 detection
                          Improve IT8705F and IT8712F detection
                          Improve udev detection
                          Fix DS1621 detection
                          Add W83627EHF detection
                          Add ATI SMBus detection
                          Add VT1211 alias detection
                          Warn if chip modules not found
                          Add i2c-ipmi to list if bmcsensors is on it
                          Add PC87591 detection
                          Search for correct udev db file name
                          Add nForce3 250Gb and nForce4 detection


2.9.0 (20041228)
  NOTE: Requires i2c-2.9.0 or newer!
  File README.thinkpad: Update
  File doc/chips/it87: Cleanups
  File doc/chips/lm63: New
  File etc/sensors.conf.eg: Set via686a voltage limits
  File kernel/chips/Module.mk: Resync module list with mkpatch
  File kernel/include/sensors_compat.h: Define __devexit_p if missing
                                        (kernels 2.4.16 and older)
  Modules (all bus drivers): Remove owner from i2c_adapter; restore inc_use
                             and dec_use removed in release 2.8.0
  Modules (all chip drivers): Remove owner from i2c_driver; pass
                              controlling_mod to i2c_register_entry() again
  Module bmcsensors: Support function 1/x
  Module i2c-amd756: Display the real bus name
  Module i2c-amd756-s4882: New; SMBus multiplexing on the Tyan S4882
  Module i2c-i801: Support i2c block read (ICH5 and higher)
                   Add PEC support for ICH6
                   Add support for ICH7
  Module i2c-ipmb: Remove from build since it doesn't work
  Module i2c-nforce2: Support the nForce3 (Pro150 and 250Gb)
  Module icspll: Fix compilation
  Module lm63: New driver for the National Semiconductor LM63
  Module lm83: Use signed types for temperatures
               Check limits on register writes
  Module lm87: Round voltages properly
               Retry on read errors (David Knierim)
               Less agressive init (no reset)
  Module lm90: Use signed types for temperatures
               Check limits on register writes
  Module lm93: Added module parameter for VID pin input thresholds.
               Fix typo in dynamic VID alarms
               Adds a couple log messages for failed transactions (David
               Knierim)
               Fix compilation breaking C99-ism (Axel Thimm)
               Fix block read retries
  Module pc87360: Support secondary Super-I/O address
  Module smsc47m1: Add support for 47M15x and 47M192 (fans only)
  Library: Add lm63 support
           Add lpc47b397 support
  Programs *.init: Rename lockfile to match file name
  Programs i2cset, isaset: Written byte/word can be masked
  Program decode-vaio.pl: Find eeproms on non-0 i2c bus too
  Program mkpatch: Include i2c-amd756-s4882
  Program pwmconfig: Handle new (well, back to old) pwm files names for
                     Linux 2.6.10 and up
  Program sensord: Do not scale load average (Aurelien Jarno)
  Program sensors: Add lm63, lpc47b397 support
                   Support DDR2 memory module EEPROMs (Rudolf Marek)
                   Support only one location for the default configuration file
                   Display the default configuration file location in --help
                   Simplify the configuration file opening code
  Program sensors-detect: Improve LM63 detection
                          Discard IBM Thinkpad detection code
                          Add PCA9556, LPC47B397, ICH7 detection
                          Fix W83792D detection, add W83791SD detection


2.8.8 (20041007)
  File doc/donations: Update
  File doc/lm_sensors-FAQ.texi: Add 4.6.1
                                Update 4.7
  File doc/chips/gl518sm: Update "iterate" info
  File doc/chips/it87: Discard outdated module parameters
  File doc/chips/lm75: LM77 is not supported
  File doc/chips/lm90: LM86, MAX6657 and MAX6658 are supported
  File doc/chips/lm93: New
  File doc/chips/w83l785ts: Improvements
  File etc/sensors.conf.eg: Fix it87 lines order
                            Update lm87 section
  File kernel/include/sensors_vid.h: Support VRM 10.0
  Library: Support 2.6 adm1025
           Preliminary support for 2.6 lm87
           Support 2.6 adm9240
           Allow an alternative sysfs file name for chip features (2.6)
           Fix lm83 critical limits (2.6)
           Add lm93 support
           Prevent some procfs errors from being silently ignored
  Makefiles: Implement user_uninstall (Rudolf Marek)
             Spoof LOGNAME and HOSTNAME when making html man pages
  Module adm1025: Refine detection
                  Update limit registers again (revert of 2.8.1)
                  Init high limits if they read 0
                  Fix conversions
  Module lm75: Refine detection
  Module lm78: Fix init
  Module lm83: Default to kind lm83 if forced.
               Fix temperature macros.
  Module lm90: Add LM86, MAX6657 and MAX6658 support
  Module lm93: New
  Module mtp008: Fix the setting of limits on temp2
  Module pca9540: Refine detection
  Module pc87360: Change voltage/thermistor magnitude from 2 to 3
                  Support VID
                  Fix fan_div file when fan count is less than 3
                  Additional init and debug
  Module smsc47m1: Fix pwm_enable being inverted
  Module w83627hf: Add alternate VCORE/in0 calculation method
                   Remove reset of chip by driver on initialization
  Module w83781d: Fix default VRM for w83791d
  Module w83l785ts: Implement read error handling (backport from 2.6)
  Programs i2cset, i2cdump, i2cdetect, isaset, isadump:
                    Wait for user input to continue (as opposed to 5 sec
                    delay), can be skipped with -y
                    Various cleanups and code refactoring
                    Update manual pages
  Program fancontrol.init: New (Dean Takemori)
  Program fancontrol.pl: Restore fans on many kinds of errors/interrupts
  Program lm_sensors.init: Support 2.6 kernels and sensors in /usr/bin
                           (Giuseppe Della Bianca)
  Program mkdev.sh: Detect devfs and refuse to run
                    Use mknod's mode instead of chmod
  Program mkpatch: Include xeontemp and pc87360
  Program sensors: Rework adm1025 support
                   Display pc87365/pc87366 VID
                   Improve smsc47m1 support
                   Hide 2.6 adm1027 alarm_mask being missing
                   Print VRM version for all supported chips
  Program sensors-detect: Support LM93, LM77, LM63
                          Support PC8739x Super-I/O family (no sensors)
                          Fix PCA9540 support
                          Refine ADM1025/ADM1025A detection
                          Refine LM75 detection
                          Ignore missing /proc/modules (Andras Bali)
                          Script-wide Perl cleanups
                          Support udev
                          Support W83792D, LM96000


2.8.7 (20040611)
  File README.thinkpad: Update 24RF08 status
  File doc/fan-divisors: More info on accuracy
  File doc/lm_sensors-FAQ.texi: Update 4.27
  File doc/chips/adm1031: New
  File doc/chips/max1619: New
  File doc/chips/pc87360-fan: Renamed to pc87360
  File doc/chips/pc87360: Big update
  File doc/chips/w83781d: Update AS99127F documentation
  File etc/sensors.conf.eg: Add comments about BP6 voltages
                            Add comment on Asus A7V8X-X VCore
                            Misc fixes to lm80 section
                            Update via686a section
                            New lm99 section
                            Add section for LM85-like chips
                            Preliminary pc87366 section
                            Add comment on GL520SM application modes
                            Document beep_enable (Aurelien Jarno)
                            Preliminary max1619 section
                            Preliminary adm1030 and adm1031 sections
  Library: Fix 2.6 VRM
           Fix 2.6 hyst temp for 2.6 (lm75, lm78 and gl518sm)
           Fully support the PC87360 family
           Support the lm99
           Add version and date strings
           Support 2.6 max1619
  Makefile: Do not run depmod on staged installs (Peter Breitenlohner)
  Man page i2cdetect.8: document new command line flags
  Man page i2cdump.8: More details on how i2cdump can write to a chip
  Modules (all chip drivers): Rework memory allocation scheme.
  Module adm1031: New (Alexandre d'Alton)
  Module bmcsensors: Fix oops by creating thread for initialization
  Modules dmi_scan, i2c-piix4: Move IBM detection into dmi_scan
  Modules w83781d.c, smartbatt.c, lm75.c, gl520sm.c, gl518sm.c, ds1621.c,
          asb100.c, lm92.c: Use swab16
  Modules eeprom, ddcmon: Unconditional prevention of 24RF08 corruption
  Module gl520sm: Less agressive initialization process
                  Fix temp1 limits being unsettable in application
                  Ensure that temp2 and in4 are not used at the same time
  Module i2c-i801: Support 6300ESB and ICH6
  Module i2c-piix4: Don't blacklist IBM with Serverworks chip
  Module i2c-sis645: Add support for SiS655
  Module it87: Discard non-standard Super-I/O exit sequence (Bjorn Mork)
  Module lm90: Support LM99 and LM89
  Module lm92: Support MAX6633, MAX6634, MAX6635 and LM76
               Get rid of useless i2c_probe call
  Module max1619: New (Alexey Fisher)
  Module p4b_smbus: Add support for mobile versions of the 82801
                    (Axel Thimm)
  Module pc87360-fan: Renamed to pc87360
  Module pc87360: Also support PC87365 and PC87366
                  Add write support
                  Correctly set the chip name depending on the type
                  Add voltage and temperature support
                  Fix fan speed computation
                  Retrieve fans configuration from Super-I/O space
                  Export pwm_enable (read-only)
                  Honor pwm invert bits
                  Clear fan alarms after we read them
                  Do not read fan data when monitoring is disabled
                  Do not include SENSORS_INSMOD stuff
                  New module parameter: init
                  Fan clock dividers change automatically
                  Add thermistor dupport
  Module smsc47m1: Lock on reads and writes
                   Various PWM fixes
  Module thmc50: Fix address range
  Module via686a: Fix voltage roundings
                  Simplify temperature conversions
  Module w83781d: Drop PWM support for as99127f
                  Invert AS99127F beep bits in driver rather than user-space
  Programs pwmconfig, fancontrol: Switch to new sysfs naming scheme
  Program fancontrol: restore fans on TERM and KILL (Stephen Kitt)
  Program fancontrol.pl: New
  Program i2cdetect: Adapt probing method to address
                     Add -q and -r flags to force probing methods
                     Allow probing range selection
  Program isadump: Major improvements
  Program isaset: New
  Program mkpatch: Patch dmi_scan.c in kernel instead of adding our own
                   module
                   Include i2c-nforce2
  Program sensord: New --rrd-no-average parameter
                   Syncronize time slots with rrd
                   Fix W83781D temp3 alarm (Aurelien Jarno)
                   Add ASB100 support (Andrew May)
  Program sensors: Fully support the PC87360 family
                   Fix lm80 temperature alarms
                   Support the lm99
                   Do not invert AS99127F beep bits anymore
                   Fix W83781D temp3 alarm (Aurelien Jarno)
                   Print library version string
  Program sensors-detect: Rework Super I/O detection
                          Support SiS655/SiS96x
                          Support ADT7461 and ADT7467
                          Better support for ADM1027, ADT7460 and ADT7463
                          Explicitly support ADM1028
                          Scan all logical devices of PC87365 and PC87366
                          Detect LM92, LM76, MAX6633, MAX6634, MAX6635
                          Detect eeproms with software write protect (not
                          enabled by default)
                          Support ALi 1563 (2.6 only)
                          Drop LTC1710 support
                          Use byte reads for probing on ranges 0x30-0x37 and
                          0x50-0x5F
                          Improve LM89 and LM99 support
                          Support GeForce FX 5900 video cards
                          Fix devfs misdetection (Aurelien Jarno)
                          Detect 6300ESB, ICH6
                          Fix double detection of ISA chips
                          Support MAX1619
                          Support PC87373 Super-I/O
                          Fix unknown adapters appearing multiple times
                          Refine MAX6650/MAX6651 detection


2.8.6 (20040405)
  File README.thinkpad: Update status
  File doc/chips/pca9540: New
  File doc/chips/pc87360-fan: New
  File etc/sensors.conf.eg: Update pcf8591 default configuration
  Library: Switch to new sysfs naming standard
           Fix gcc 3.3 warnings (Philipp Thomas)
           Support 2.6 ds1621 and pcf8591
           Change pcf8591 magnitudes
           Support pc87360-fan
  Makefile: Install shared library 755
  Man pages i2cdump.8, i2cset.8, isadump.8: New (Debian team)
  Man pages i2cdetect.8, sensors-detect.8: New (Debian team)
  Modules ds1621, pcf8591: Check for capabilities before using them
                           (Aurelien Jarno)
  Modules pcf8574, pcf8591: Cleanups
  Modules ddcmon, eeprom: Fix bogus init (Ralf Roesch)
  Module adm1021: Better detection and initialization
  Module pca9540: New driver for the Philips PCA9540
  Module pc87360-fan: New driver for the National Semiconductor PC87360,
                      PC87363 and PC87364 Super I/O chips
  Module smsc47m1: Support the LPC47B27x
  Programs i2cdetect, i2cdump, i2cset: Fix incorrect bus names if possible
  Program i2cdetect: Skip special addresses by default
  Program sensord: Prevent null pointer dereference (Tim Toohey)
  Program sensors: Print the degree symbol in the terminal's current locale
                   (Aurelien Jarno)
                   Update pcf8591 print to support 2.6 driver
                   Support pc87360-fan
  Program sensors-detect: Support Maxim MAX6900, ALi M5879, Philips PCA9540
                          Improved SiS chips support
                          Add a white list of IBM systems
                          Drop support of undetectable adapters
                          Fix smart battery detection
                          Add smart battery charger and manager detection
                          Rework adm1021 and clones detection
                          The PC87360, PC87363 and PC87364 Super I/O chips
                          now have a (preliminary) driver
                          Rework Super I/O detection
                          Better support of devfs
  Program sensors-detect-stat.pl: New


2.8.5 (20040305)
  File doc/chips/SUMMARY: Update
  File etc/sensors.conf.eg: Epox 8K3A tweaks. (Kronos)
  Makefiles hotplug and rrd: Remove -o and -g arguments to install
  Module bmcsensors: Increase max SDRs to 100
  Module fscher: Rename fanN_min to pwmN (Reinhard Nissl)
  Module i2c-amd756: Don't register driver to avoid driver conflicts.
                     (Daniel Rune Jensen)
  Module it87: Better temperature sensor types handling (Takeru Komoriya)
               Fix reset=1 (Takeru Komoriya)
  Module lm80: Code cleanups
  Module vt1211: Fix bitmask in uch_config read and write; remove in6 and temp1
  Module vt8231: Fix bitmask in uch_config read and write; remove in6 and temp1
  Module w83627hf: Add w83637hf support
                   Fix exported name
                   Fix PWM in w83627thf
                   Preserve other bits when forcing temp2/3 to comparator mode
  Module w83781d: Preserve other bits when forcing temp2/3 to comparator mode
                  Remove asb100 support
  Modules asb100, fscher, lm90, max6650, w83l785ts, xeontemp:
          Define driver ID if i2c-id.h doesn't have it yet.
  Modules i2c-ali1535, i2c-hydra, i2c-i801, i2c-sis5595:
          Backport oops fix from Linux 2.6.
  Modules (all chips): Get rid of useless headers
  Program decode-edid.pl: Add sysfs support
  Program sensors: Add w83637hf support
                   Add support for Shuttle Ethernet EEPROMs
                   Drop 2.6 subclient detection
  Program sensors-detect: Add heuristics to the LM80 detection function
                          Add support for W83L785R, improve W83L784R/AR
                          Add GeForce FX 5600 as supported by rivatv
                          More Super IO chips, better handling
  Library: Update to match renames in fscher
           Reverse temporary changes to w83l785ts mappings
           Fix vt1211 and vt8231 uch_config not being writable
           Add 2.6 lm80 support
           Add w83637hf support
           Remove in6 and temp1 from vt1211 and vt8231
           Add support for Shuttle Ethernet EEPROMs
           Remove unused as99127f features


2.8.4 (20040207)
  File doc/lm_sensors-FAQ.texi: Update 4.20.
  File doc/chips/it87: Change hyst to low
  File doc/chips/w83l785ts: New
  File etc/sensors.conf.eg: Change it87 hyst to low
                            Fix w83697hf supposed to have temp3
                            Limits initialization for adm1025/ne1619
                            Handle fscher voltage conversions
                            Add Tyan Trinity S2495 KT400 setup (Eric
                              Schumann)
                            Fix fscher fan labels (Reinhard Nissl)
  Library: Better 2.6 eeprom support
           Change it87 hyst to low
           Add 2.6 gl518sm, fscher support
           Fix 2.6 negative voltages handling
           Temporary fix to w83l785ts mappings
  Module adm1025: Separate prefix for NE1619
  Module adm1026: Remove use of temporary ID
                  Define addresses as a range
  Module bmcsensors: Fix reservations
  Module fscher: Externalize voltage conversions
  Module eeprom: Remove memtype
  Module i2c-piix4: Fix resource release error
                    Various cleanups
  Program decode-vaio.pl: Add sysfs support
  Program mkpatch: Add max6650, lm83, lm90, asb100 and w83l785ts
                   Drop linux 2.2 support
                   Add w83627hf
  Program sensors: Do not show algorithm by default
                   Cleanup temperature unit display code
                   Cleanup label spacing code
                   Fix output to UTF-8 terms (Marcel Sebek)
                   Simplify gl518sm print
                   Do not ignore errors in FSC chips prints
                   Fix w83l785ts print
                   Cleanup FSC chips prints
  Program sensors-detect: Fix PATH issues
                          Correctly point to the fscher driver


2.8.3 (20040115)
  File lm_sensors.spec: Update
  Library: Add 2.6 eeprom, lm90 support
           Fix 2.6 temp_hystX for 2.6.1-rc1 and later
  Makefile: Update Alpha CMODFLAGS (Daniel Nilsson)
  Makefiles: Remove -o and -g arguments to install; add DESTDIR where missing
  Module i2c-amd756: Fix byte writes
  Module i2c-tsunami: Cleanups (Daniel Nilsson)
  Module it87: Fix sg_tlx writes; fix sensor type reporting;
               add 8712 Super I/O detection;
               remove initialization of temp_type and fan_ctl;
               remove init and temp_type module parameters
  Module lm90: Handle hysteresis differently
  Module smartbatt: Fix detection, magnitudes, temp
  Module w83781d: Fix negative voltages
  Module w83l785ts: New
  Program eeprog: Make 8 bit mode the default
  Program fancontrol: Improvements, fixes, support 2.6 kernels
  Program mkpatch: Add lm75.h
  Program pwmconfig: Improvements, fixes, support 2.6 kernels
  Program sensors: Add ASB100 support
  Program sensors-detect: Add 8712 Super I/O detection;
                          add W83L785TS detection


2.8.2 (20031211)
  IMPORTANT: Limit initialization removed from all chip drivers!
             If you didn't run 'sensors -s' in the past you may need to now!
  File sensors.conf.eg: Change lm75 scaling back to 1;
                        Add example for asb100
  Library: Fix bmcsensors scaling, increase number of sensors;
           Add w83627thf support; Advance version to 3.0.0;
           Add hermes, ADM1032, ASB100 support;
           Add it87 sensor type support;
           Add sysfs support for kernel 2.6;
           Fix memory leaks
  Makefiles: Install fancontrol, pwmconfig, decode-*.pl;
             Fail if no kernel .config file exists;
             Don't build module dependencies for user and user_install
  Modules adm1021, adm1024, adm1025, adm9240, ds1621, gl518sm, gl520sm,
          it87, lm75, lm78, lm80, lm83, lm87, lm90, mtp008, sis5595,
          smsc47m1, thmc50, via686a, w83627hf, w83781d:
          Remove initialization of limits by driver.
  Modules it87, lm78, mtp008, sis5595, w83627hf: Fix IN_FROM_REG rounding
  Modules (chip): Init cleanups
  Module asb100: New
  Module bmcsensors: Fix voltage scaling, voltage and fan limits
  Modules ddcmon, eeprom: Add failure printks
  Module fscher: New (Fujitsu-Siemens Hermes driver)
  Module i2c-amd756: Fix AMD8111 support
  Module i2c-amd8111: Fix byte writes
  Module i2c-nforce2: Fix byte writes
  Module i2c-piix4: Add support for CSB6; add fix_hstcfg option
  Module i2c-sis630: Sync with 2.6.0-X driver version
  Module i2c-viapro: Add support for Via 8237
  Module it87: Add pwm and "smart guardian" support;
               add it87 sensor type support
  Module lm75: Fix negative voltages
  Module lm90: Add ADM1032 support
  Module w83781d: Fix 791d and 627hf detection
  Module w83627hf: Add VID support
  Program dmidecode: Remove (sensors-detect doesn't need it anymore)
  Program eeprog: New
  Programs i2cdetect, i2cdump, i2cset: add -v (version) option;
                                       support sysfs for i2c bus search
  Program i2cdetect: Add -l option to list busses
  Program i2cdump: Add 'c' mode for consective address reads
  Program mkpatch: Cleanups
  Program pwmconfig: Handle multiple fans controlled by a single pwm
  Program sensord: Remove ddcmon support
  Program sensors: Add ADM1032 support; add messages for sysfs
  Program sensors-detect: Prefer Super I/O drivers;
                          Fix W83627HF and W83791D detection; detect CSB6;
                          Detect ADM1029, ADM1030, ADM1031;
                          Detect W83637HF, W83697UF;
                          Add it87 sensor type support; add sysfs support
                          Reduce lm80 misdetects; remove PCFxxxx "detection"
                          Detect VT8237 (KT600)
                          Use VPD instead of DMI+ACPI for Thinkpad detection
                          Suggest new asb100 driver instead of w83781d


2.8.1 (20031005)
  NOTE: Requires i2c-2.8.1 or newer!
  File sensors.conf.eg: Improved adm1025 section
                        Default temp labels for as99127f
                        Improved lm83 section
                        Better support for Asus A7V8X-X
  File doc/chips/SUMMARY: Add SMSC manufacturer ID
  File doc/chips/adm1025: Add decent documentation (almost new)
  File doc/chips/lm83: Known motherboards list update, misc updates
  Library: Change adm1025 names (hyst/over become low/high)
           Swap adm1025 temp1 and temp2 to match the driver's order
           Advance version to 2.0.1
           Update lm83 support
           Add support for lm90, xeontemp, max6650
           Add separate messages for read and write errors
           Add missing message for parse error
  Makefile: Move LINUX_HEADERS from ALL_CPPFLAGS to MODCPPFLAGS
  Modules (various): Fix includes for compilation on Alpha
                     Use the new i2c_delay function instead of the various
                     do_pause functions
  Module i2c-ali15x3: Fix resource leak (Daniele Bellucci)
  Module i2c-nforce2: Cleanups
  Module i2c-i810: Use readl/writel for portable access to PCI memory
  Module i2c-piix4: Force CPCI735 bug workaround (Tom Rini)
  Module i2c-savage4: Use readl/writel for portable access to PCI memory
  Module i2c-sis630: Fix detection
                     Add block data read/write support
  Module i2c-sis645: Detection method change/bugfix
  Module i2c-viapro: Prevent buffer overrun (Sergey Vlasov)
  Module i2c-voodoo3: Use readl/writel for portable access to PCI memory
  Module adm1025: Major driver update
                  Add support for Philips NE1619
                  Simplify the driver a lot (unified voltages, unified
                  temperatures and much more)
                  Fix default voltage limits
                  Change default temperature limits
                  Swap remote and local temperatures to match the internal
                  registers order (make the code unification possible)
                  Export remote diode fault through alarms
  Module ddcmon: Major update
                 Add half a dozen new features
                 Add checksum parameter (same as for the eeprom module)
                 Fix monitor limits
  Module eeprom: Ignore Sony Vaio EEPROMs with a password set
  Module lm78: Fix a fan_div/fan_min bug
  Module lm83: Add t_crit and alarms support
  Module lm90: New
  Module max6650: New
  Module saa1064: New
  Module smsc47m1: Add support for 47M142
  Module w83627hf: Fix 697HF PWM; fix 697HF VBAT and V5SB alarms;
                   enhance w83627thf support
  Module w83781d: Enhance chip detection; clean up error returns;
                  fix 697HF and 791D PWM; fix 697HF VBAT and V5SB alarms
  Module xeontemp: New
  Program decode-dimms.pl: Add Direct Rambus (DRDRAM)
                           Mark Rambus as unsupported
  Program decode-edid.pl: New
                          Interfaces between our eeprom module and
                          parse-edid from the read-edid project
  Program p4b_smbus: Fix SMP compilation
  Program sensord: Add support for IT87 (Mike Black)
                   Change ADM1025 support to match the changes made to
                   the library
  Program sensors: Rewrite and enhance EEPROM support
                   Change LM83 and ADM1025 support to match the changes
                   made to the library
                   Add DRDRAM support to print_eeprom
                   Exit(1) on /proc write failure (Malte Starostik)
                   Add LM90, MAX6650 support
  Program sensors-detect: Add support for PCF8574, PCF8574A, SAA1064
                          Add support for LM82, LM86, LM89
                          Improved W83781D family detection
                          Add support for AS19927F rev.2, ASB100 Bach
                          Add support for Asus Mozart-2 (3 types)
                          Add support for NE1619
                          Add support for FSC Hermes
                          Make sure /sbin is in the user's path
                          Fix EEPROM detection
                          Automatic module.conf and /dev/i2c* detection
                          Improve LM82 and LM83 detection
                          Handle "to-be-written" cleanly
                          Add detection for 47M14x Super I/O
                          Handle the one-address-many-chips-same-driver
                          case


2.8.0 (20030714)
  NOTE: Requires i2c-2.8.0 or newer!!!
  Dropped all kernel 2.2 and 2.3 compatibility; 2.4.9 or later required;
                  2.4.13 or later required for mkpatch.
  File i2c-dev.h: Include userspace portion removed from i2c-dev.h in
                  i2c package
  File doc/chips/fscscy: Add watchdog documentation
  File sensors.conf.eg: Fix vt1211/vt8231 thermistor calculations
  File sensors.h: Now automatically generated
  Library: Add support for exponents and logarithms for vt1211/vt8235 temps;
           add adm1026, lm83, lm85, w83791d support;
           Advance version to 2.0.0
  Makefiles: Generate warnings if new library won't be found by ld.so;
             Modules now install in kernel/drivers/i2c/[busses,chips];
             Ensure that headers in /usr/local/include are used first;
             Don't use /usr/include headers for modules;
             Handle multiple UTS_RELEASE definitions in linux/version.h;
             Automatically generate kernel/include/sensors.h;
             Remove old gzipped modules; remove old misc directory if empty;
             Remove pre-2.4 installation method;
             -Wall now the default;
             Add new targets user, user_install, and help;
             Run depmod after module installation
  Modules (all): Cleanups including
		- Add #include <i2c-proc.h>
		- C99 initializers
		- Remove #ifdef MODULE
		- Remove #ifndef THIS_MODULE
		- Remove #ifndef MODULE_LICENSE
		- Remove other 2.1/2.2 #ifdefs
		- Remove #include "sensors.h", copy SYSCTL defs to module
		- Remove excess #includes
		- Remove argument in i2c_register_entry()
		- Remove dummy xxx_command() definition
		- Remove EXPORT_NO_SYMBOLS
		- Remove init_MUTEX #define
		- Remove xxx_inc_use() and xxx_dec_use() functions; modules
                  no longer adjust their own refcounts
		- Use module_init() and module_exit()
		- Update to new i2c_driver struct definition
  Modules (bus PCI): Convert to PCI-module-style initialization
  Modules (several): Add support for AMD Opteron VRM (VID) encoding
  Module adm1021: Set alarm on failed reads and report old value;
                  merge changes from kernel 2.5.54
  Module adm1026: New
  Module bmcsensors: Fix compile when DEBUG=1
  Modules ddcmon, eeprom: Use i2c block reads if possible;
                          better error handling
  Module ds1307: Add to Makefile
  Module gl520sm: Fix temperature over/hyst writes
  Module lm75: merge changes from kernel 2.5.54
  Module lm83: New
  Module lm85: New
  Module i2c-ali1535: Check for invalid transaction
  Module i2c-ali15x3: Check for invalid transaction
  Module i2c-amd756: merge changes from kernel 2.5.54;
                     check for invalid transaction
  Module i2c-amd8111: merge changes from kernel 2.5.54
  Module i2c-i801: Add support for 82801EB (ICH5)
  Module i2c-i810: Fix for some chips
  Module i2c-nforce2: New
  Module i2c-piix4: Check for invalid transaction
  Module i2c-sis5595: Check for invalid transaction; add more blacklist IDs
  Module i2c-sis645: Add support for SiS648, SiS651, SiS745, and SiS746
	north bridges; SiS962 and SiS963 south bridges
  Module i2c-viapro: Check for invalid transaction
  Modules mtp008, smsc47m1, vt1211, vt8231, w83781d: Standardize and improve
          pwm and pwm enable support; update docs
  Module smbus-arp: Check adapter for HW or SW PEC support;
                    add reset option
  Module w83781d: Add support for w83791d
  Module w83627hf: New
  Program decode-dimms.pl: Recognize DDR and Rambus
  Program eeprom: Fix writes for small eeproms
  Program eeprom, eepromer: Use local i2c-dev.h for build
  Program fancontrol: New
  Program lm_sensors.init: Call sensors -s in start()
  Program mkpatch: Fix vt8231 compile; keep tsunami from menu on non-alpha;
                   Add adm1026,lm85 support;
                   Remove sensors.c file; add sensors_compat.h;
                   Remove patches to i2c-core.c and drivers/char/mem.c;
                   Now works only for kernels 2.4.13 or later
  Program p4b_smbus: Fix 'make install';
                     Install in same place as other modules;
                     Clear correct bits in config word
  Program pwmconfig: New
  Program sensors: add adm1026, lm85, w83791d support
  Program sensors-detect: Add super i/o detection (smsc47m1, vt1211,
                          w83627hf, w83627thf, w83697hf);
                          Add support for SiS651, SiS961, SiS745, SiS746;
                          Support dmidecode 2.0 and later;
                          Fix "C" format error;
                          Add support for adm1026, 82801EB (ICH5), W83791D;
                          Add support for w83l785ts, nForce2;
                          Fix UTF-8 incompatibility;
                          Better support for lm75;
                          Add support for lm83

2.7.0 (20021208)
  NOTE: Requires i2c-2.7.0 or newer.
  File doc/busses/i2c-ali1535: Add license, miscellaneous changes
  File doc/busses/i2c-ali15x3: Add license, miscellaneous changes
  File doc/busses/i2c-sis645: Add license
  File doc/chips/lm92: Add license, features
  File doc/chips/maxilife: Add license, parameters, features
  File doc/chips/smartbatt: Complete rewrite
  File doc/chips/vt8231: Add license, parameters
  File sensors.conf.eg: Add section for lm75; complete the lm78 section
  Library: Add support for MC1066; add multiple VRM version support for lm87;
           enhance adm1023 support; initial support for Sony Vaio eeprom;
           add support for bmcsensors; add hacks for additional dummy drivers
  Makefile: Take kernel source location from /lib/modules/x.x.x/build;
            add flags for x86_64 compiles
  Module adm1021: Add support for MC1066
  Module bmcsensors: New
  Module dmi_scan: Rename symbol duplicated in kernel; apply fixes from
                   kernel 2.5.43; fix 2.2 kernel compiles
  Module gl518sm: Iterate allowed only for rev 0x00
  Module i2c-amd756: Configure base address for nForce support;
                     check for uninitialized base address;
                     add support for amd8111 (SMBus 1.0)
  Module i2c-amd8111: New (SMBus 2.0)
  Module i2c-ipmb: New
  Module i2c-ipmi: New
  Module i2c-keywest: Sync with kernel 2.4.20
  Module i2c-sis630: Add support for SiS730
  Module i2c-sis645: Improve support for SiS645/961;
                     add support for SiS645DX/961 and SiS735;
                     fix 2.2 kernel compiles
  Module i2c-viapro: Add support for VT8233A (new ID 0x3177) and VT8235
  Module lm87: Add multiple VRM version support
  Module vt1211: Fix inx limits and alarms; fix in0
  Module vt8231: Fix inx limits and alarms; fix in0
  Module w83781d: Fix in0/in1 initialization
  Module smartbatt: New
  Modules (several): Remove #ifndefs, require i2c-2.7.0; HZ fixes
  Program decode-dimms.pl: Code cleanup; valid HTML; better HTML output;
                           stop decoding on checksum error
  Program dmidecode: Fix read bug; upgrade to version 1.8
  Program doc-insmod: Complete rewrite; fix author output
  Program doc-features: Complete rewrite; handle missing sysctl entries;
                        handle unknown prefix with suggestion
  Program lm_sensors.init: Remove spaces bug; add green/red output
  Program mkpatch: Fix dmi_scan module compile; add sis630, sis645, amd8111
  Program rrd: Add sanity limits to newly-created RRD.
  Program sensord: (v0.6.2) Add sanity limits to newly-created RRD.
  Program sensors: Add support for MC1066, Rambus Rimms;
                   fix w83781d temp3 alarm; fix gl518sm rev 0x00 recognition;
                   initial support for Sony Vaio eeprom
  Program sensors-detect: Add support for MC1066, smart battery, 8235,
                          IPMI, AMD8111; add help if no sensors found;
                          add ACPI method for IBM system detection;
                          work with old Perl versions again;
                          initial support for Sony Vaio eeprom

2.6.5 (20020915)
  NOTE: Requires i2c-2.6.1 or newer, or kernel 2.4.13 or newer.
  File sensors.conf.eg: Fix temp[23] for as99127f; add vt8231
  Library: Fix fan3_div writes for w8378* and it87; add vt8231
  Module dmi_scan: new
  Module ds1621: Fix enable/disable
  Module eeprom: Do not corrupt 24RF08's when checksum=1
  Module i2c-i801: Check for uninitialized base address;
                   enable if not enabled
  Module i2c-piix4: Refuse to load on IBM systems to prevent 24RF08 corruption
  Module i2c-sis630: new
  Module i2c-sis645: new
  Module lm92: Fix in-kernel initialization
  Module via686a: Remove VT8231 support
  Module vt8231: new
  Module w83781: recognize Asus "ASB100 Bach" as AS99127F
  Program dmidecode: new
  Programs i2cdetect, i2cdump, i2cset, isadump: Now installed by 'make install'
  Program mkpatch: Add Config.in entries for, lm92,
                   pcf8574, pcf8591, smsc47m1, vt1211;
                   add dmi_scan
  Program p4b_smbus: Fix compile for SMP and MODVERSIONS; fix PCI ID problem
  Program lm_sensors.init: fix stop()
  Program sensord: (v0.6.1) Add /usr/local/etc to config file path;
                   add support for logging loadavg in RRD;
                   fix down-converting raw labels for RRD;
                   update chip support, still behind sensors
  Program sensors: Add /usr/local/etc to config file path;
                   fix -c and -u flags; add vt8231
  Program sensors-detect: recognize Asus "ASB100 Bach" as AS99127F;
                          refuse to run on IBM systems;
                          fix sysconfig module numbering;
                          change quick write to not corrupt 24RF08's

2.6.4 (20020719)
  NOTE: Requires i2c-2.6.1 or newer, or kernel 2.4.13 or newer.
  File doc/vid: New
  File include/sensors_vid.h: New
  File sensors.conf.eg: Add vt1211, smsc47m1
  Library: Add multiple VRM version support for adm1025, w83781d;
           fix 'flex scanner jammed' on some systems;
           add vt1211, smsc47m1, lm92;
           fix access mode checking
  Makefiles: For 2.4+ kernels, modules now install in
             kernel/drivers/[i2c,sensors] , not misc/ , and
             'make install' removes old versions in misc/ .
             Use $CFLAGS and $CPPFLAGS if defined.
  Module adm1025: Add multiple VID version support
  Module ds1307: new
  Module i2c-amd756: Add nVidia nForce support; fix block read length;
                     reliability improvements
  Module i2c-hydra: Flush posted writes
  Module i2c-i801: Add support for 82801DB (ICH4)
  Module i2c-i810: Flush posted writes
  Module i2c-savage4: new
  Module i2c-viapro: Add support for VT8231 (0x8235), VT8233A (0x3147)
  Module i2c-voodoo3: Flush posted writes
  Module ds1307: New
  Module lm92: New
  Module smbus-arp: new
  Module smsc47m1: new
  Module via686a: Add support for VT8231 sensors
  Module vt1211: new
  Module w83781d: Add multiple VID version support; fix temp alarms
  Program eeprom: new
  Program i2cdump: Add smbus block command specification, add PEC support
  Program lm_sensors.init: new
  Program mkpatch: Add sensors_vid.h, i2c-savage4, lm92,
                   pcf8574, pcf8591, smsc47m1, vt1211
  Program p4b_smbus: Add support for ICH4
  Program rrd: Fix swapped CPU and MB temps in summ_week.cgi
  Program sensord.init: Renamed, was prog/init/sensors
  Program sensord: Major update, now requires rrd source;
                   not compiled by default
  Program sensors: Recognize DDR SDRAM; add adm1025 VID; add -A
                   (don't display algo. and adap.) option;
                   add vt1211, smsc47m1, lm92
  Program sensors-detect: Add VT8231, VT8233A, several S3 devices;
                          add 82801DB, LM85; fix perl warnings;
                          generate /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors for
                          lm_sensors.init script

2.6.3 (20020322)
  NOTE: Requires i2c-2.6.1 or newer, or kernel 2.4.13 or newer.
  Chip modules (most): Allow THIS_MODULE definition for kernels 2.2.18+
  File doc/chips/it87: add more temp_type help
  File sensors.conf.eg: Un-ignore it87 in8, temp3, fan3;
                        add adm1021 section; add lm87 AIN[1,2] template;
                        swap negative voltage limits for 782d,783s,627hf,
                        697hf,it87; add more it87 help; swap neg. voltage
                        limits for lm78(-j), lm79, w83781d, as99127f
  Library: Add PCF8591, W83697HF, ADM1023 support;
           fix w83* fan_min computes;
           swap neg. voltage limits for lm78(-j), lm79, w83781d, as99127f
  Module adm1024: Add MODULE_LICENSE("GPL")
  Module bt869: Add s-video out and DVD resolution support
  Module eeprom: Add support for locations 128-255; rename /proc entries in hex
  Module fscscy: implement min/max for voltages and fans
  Module i2c-amd756: Add support for AMD768
  Module i2c-i810: Add support for 810E
  Module i2c-keywest: Big update, sync with kernel 2.4.18
  Module i2c-piix4: Check for uninitialized base address
  Module i2c-sis5595: Blacklist 645, 735
  Module i2c-viapro: Check for uninitialized base address
  Module gl518sm: Standardize /proc entries in0-3
  Module lm87: Fix in0, in1, in5 initial limits; ain[1,2] -> in[6,7];
               fan -> fan1; fix temp2 limit writes
  Module pcf8574: Add support for PCF8574A; /proc interface changed
  Module pcf8591: new
  Module sis5595: Blacklist 645, 735
  Module w83781d: Add W83697HF support; allow force_subclients parameter
                  for Tyan 2460
  Programs decode-dimms.pl, decode-xeon.pl: Update for new /proc names
  Program decode-vaio.pl: new
  Program i2cdump: Add i2c block read capability (requires i2c-2.6.3);
                   add text output
  Program init/sensors: New SysV init script
  Program mkpatch.pl: Add support for fscscy, add more help entries
  Program p4b_smbus: new
  Program rrd: Install summ_week.cgi
  Program sensors: Add PCF8591, W83697HF, ADM1023 support,
                   clean up chassis intrusion prints
  Program sensors-detect: Add several Nvidia chips, add PCF8591, add 810E;
                          fix Via686a and it87 detection;
                          add AMD768, IPMI-BMC-KCS and -SMIC; add Via 8231;
                          fix uninitialized values; it87 beats lm78

2.6.2 (20011118)
  NOTE: Requires i2c-2.6.1 or newer, or kernel 2.4.13 or newer.
  Chip Modules (all): malloc.h -> slab.h
  Modules (all): Add MODULE_LICENSE("GPL")
  File doc/FAQ: More updates and additions
  File sensors.conf.eg: Fix it87 in5,in6 (-12,-5) calculations
  Library: Add fscpos and fscscy support, fix gl520 in4 ID,
           update it87 alarm ID's.
  Module fscpos: new (Fujitsu-Siemens Poseidon driver)
  Module fscscy: new (Fujitsu-Siemens Scylla driver)
  Module i2c-amd756: Improve busy handling/printk's
  Module i2c-i801: Add 82801CA/CAM support
  Module i2c-keywest: Sync with PPC people, it works now
  Module i2c-piix4: Add Intel 82443MX and SMSC Victory66 support
  Module i2c-viapro: Add Via VT8233 support
  Module it87: Merge alarm_* /proc entries to alarms
  Module sis5595: Fix support for rev B0
  Module via686a: Make limit initializations reliable
  Module w83781d: Allow init=0 parameter to bypass initialization
  Program isadump: Add flat address space (PCI) support
  Program mkpatch.pl: Add support for i2c-ali1535, adm1024, ds1621,
                      fscpos, it87, maxilife, mtp008
  Program sensors: Fix w83781d temp precision
  Program sensors-detect: Add ALI1535, Via VT8233, it87 (i2c),
                          Fujitsu Poseidon and Scylla,
                          Intel 82443MX and 82801CA/CAM detection,
                          add ITE 8172G detection (driver in kernel 2.4.10)

2.6.1 (20010830)
  File BUGS: Updated
  File doc/FAQ: More updates and additions
  File doc/chips/adm1021: Claim support for Philips NE1617, NE1617A
  File sensors.conf.eg: Fix/enhance it87 section
  Library: ds1621 and it87 updates
  Module i2c-ali15x3: Allow force_addr=0xaddr; enable if not enabled.
  Module i2c-amd756: Add AMD 766 support
  Module i2c-i801: Fix 82801BA detection broken by kernel 2.4.6
  Module i2c-piix4: Add Serverworks CSB5 support
  Module i2c-sis5595: Recognize unsupported chips and refuse to load
  Module adm1025: Fixed temp2 min/max writes
  Module ds1621: Add 12-bit precision mode
  Module it87: Enable all alarms, add in8 support, add sensor type selection
  Module sensors: Don't initialize i2c-proc (moved to i2c-core);
                  remove support for module
  Module sis5595: Recognize unsupported chips and refuse to load
  Module w83781d: Fix fan speed for as99127f (broken by 2.6.0)
  Program eepromer: new
  Program mkpatch.pl: Fix dependencies on i2c-proc; disallow compilation
                      of sensors.c as a module in kernel
  Program sensors: it87 updates; adjust temp. precision for some chips
  Program sensors-detect: Fix ADM1024 and ADM1025 detection;
                          recognize unsupported SiS chips;
                          recognize AMD 766 and Serverworks CSB5.

2.6.0 (20010612)
  NOTE: i2c-2.6.0 MUST BE be compiled AND installed first!!!
        If your make fails because it can't find <linux/i2c-proc.h>, you
        forgot this step!!!
  File doc/FAQ: Many, many updates and additions
  File doc/busses/i2c-sis5595: new
  File doc/busses/i2c-tsunami: new
  File doc/chips/it87: new
  File doc/chips/via686a: Claim support for 686b.
  File README.thinkpad: new
  File sensors.conf.eg: Adjust as99127f in5 (-12V) and temp2 calculations;
                        Add lm87, adm9240, ds1780, lm81 templates;
                        Enhance help comments in file;
                        Add Tyan S2510 dual-MTP008 example;
                        Make separate sis5595 section.
  Include file i2c-isa.h: No longer required, moved to i2c.h in i2c package
  Include file sensors.h: Most contents moved to i2c-proc.h in i2c package
  Library: Fix/standardize some lm87 and mtp008 entries; add sis5595 in4;
           Add support for maxilife-nba and amd1024;
           Change from sensors_* to i2c_* globals for new i2c-proc.[ch]
  Chip Modules (all ISA): Remove #include "i2c-isa.h"
  Chip Modules (all): Change from sensors_* to i2c_* globals
                      for new i2c-proc.[ch]
  Makefiles: enhance to support Alpha architecture
  Module adm1021: Fix lm84 and gl523sm support
  Module adm1024: new
  Module i2c-i801: Chip detection cleanup
  Module i2c-i810: Fixed i2c_i810_init() not found in patched kernel
  Module i2c-sis5595: Allow force_addr=0xaddr; enable if not enabled.
  Module i2c-tsunami: New
  Module i2c-via: Ensure i2c bus is tristated correctly.
  Module it87: new driver for IT8705, IT8712, Sis950 chips
  Module lm78: Recognize chipid=0x20
  Module lm87: Fix in0, in1 (2.5V and Vccp1) calculations
  Module mtp008: Fix temp initializations;
                 Save BIOS pin configuration of temps and fans;
                 Fix sensor type reads/writes and fan min writes;
                 Fix spurious invalid sensor type messages
  Module sensors: Disabled, moved to i2c package as i2c-proc.c; only
                  used for patched kernel now.
                  Add xxx_init() calls for drivers added to mkpatch in 2.5.5.
  Module sis5595: Fix temp, add in4 for chip revision 0xc0;
                  Allow force_addr=0xaddr
  Module via686a: Allow force_addr=0xaddr (for A7V/K7V boards)
  Module w83781d: Don't reinitialize as99127f chip; this may cause fan/temp
                  reading changes; Add messages for subclient
                  registration failure
  Programs i2cdetect, i2cdump: add devfs /dev/i2c/x support
  Program i2cset: new
  Program isadump: fix for Alpha arch. compiles
  Program mkpatch.pl: Fix adm9240 typos; Add more chips to Configure.help;
                      Remove ltc1710; Fix i2c_sis5595 typo;
                      Support kernel 2.4.5 makefile change;
                      Add i2c-tsunami; fixed i2c-voodoo3 configuration
  Program sens_update_rrd: new
  Program sensord: Add -d (debug) and -p (pid-file) options
  Program sensors: Change reported version from 1.3 to the lm_sensors version;
                   Fix swapped limit and hysteresis on 9240, 5595, 686a;
                   Change mtp008 temps from max/min to limit/hyst;
                   Add maxilife-nba, adm1024, it87 support.
  Program sensors-detect: Recognize lm78 with chipid=0x20;
                          Recognize SMSC Victory66 South Bridge;
                          Add devfs /dev/i2c/x support;
                          Add adm1024, it87xx support; Add thinkpad warning.
  Program tellerstats: new

2.5.5 (20010115)
  NOTE: i2c-2.5.5 MUST BE be compiled and installed first, UNLESS
        you have kernel 2.4.0-prerelease or greater.
  Chip modules (all): Update mutex definition (works now for new 2.2 kernels)
  File doc/developers/proc: new
  File sensors.conf.eg: Add mtp008 entries, adm1025 entries
  Library: Add ds1621, mtp008 support
  Module adm1021: Add support for adm1021a / adm1023
  Modules adm1021, thmc50: Rename /proc entries to temp[1-2]
  Module adm1025: Add support for remote temp; rename /proc entries to
                  in[0-5] and temp[1-2]; fix negative temp readings
  Module adm9240: Rename /proc entries to in[0-5]
  Module ddcmon: allow force and force_ddcmon parameters
  Module ds1621: new
  Module i2c-ali1535: Enhance error checking and recovery; add mutex
  Module i2c-i810: Add "dummy write" before reads per Intel prog. ref.
  Module i2c-piix4: add support for ServerWorks southbridge OSB4
  Module lm87: cleanup, update voltage calculations
  Module mtp008: new
  Module pcf8574: change update time to 5 seconds
  Modules sis5595, i2c-sis5595: Check for uninitialized base addresses
  Module w83781d: fix beep setting via /proc
  Programs editticket, readticket: new
  Program mkpatch.pl: only works with 2.2 and 2.4 kernels; 2.3 support removed
  Program mkpatch.pl: more fixes; now adds many more modules
  Program sensors: Add ds1621, mtp008 support; add -f (Fahrenheit) option;
                   add adm1025 temp2; report temp limits correctly as
                   min/max or limit/hysteresis; print message if no
                   sensors are found. Removed false errors from lm87 reads.
  Program sensors-detect: Add ds1621, mtp008 detection;
                          add ServerWorks detection

2.5.4 (20001012)
  Module i2c-viapro: Add support for Via 596B (0x3051)
  Program m7101: moved to CVS tree, updated for 2.4.0 kernels
  Program mkpatch.pl: fixed infinite loop
  Program sensors-detect: Detect Via 596B (0x3051)

2.5.3 (20001008)
  NOTE: i2c 2.5.3 MUST BE be compiled and installed first.
  File useful_addresses.html: update
  Library: Add lm87 support
  Module pcf8574: new
  Module i2c-ali1535: new
  Module i2c-ali15x3: removed force #ifdef.
  Module i2c-i801: support Intel 82801BA (815E chipset)
  Module i2c-i801: add i2c block write support, fix smbus block bugs
                   (requires i2c 2.5.3 package)
  Module i2c-i810: support Intel 82815
  Module lm87: new
  Module sensors: Fix for kernel 2.4.0-test8
                  (remove copy_to_user_ret and put_user_ret)
  Module w83781d: limit fan divisors to 8 max. for as99127f
  Program decode-dimms: Add html output option, update for SPD spec 1.2B.
  Program i2cdump: Add smbus block read support
  Programs i2cdetect, i2cdump: Improve error reporting
  Program sensors: new switch -u (--unknown)
  Program sensors-detect: detect Intel 82801BA (815E chipset)
  Program sensors-detect: detect Intel 82815
  Program sensors-detect: detect ITE IT8705F / IT8712F (no driver yet)
  Program sensors-detect: detect National LM87
  Program sensors-detect: detect nVidia devices supported by i2c-riva.o
  Program sensors-detect: Improve error reporting

2.5.2 (20000709)
  File sensors.conf.eg: Fix lm80 in8 calculation
  Module w83781d: W83783S no longer crashes on unloading
  Program sensors-detect: more robustness in case of unknown i2c adapters
  Program sensors-detect, libsensors: fix eeprom size reporting
  Program sensord: more flexibility, support for alarm scanning etc.
  Program sensors: support for ignore setting on sensor alarms.
  Programs: understand /dev/i2c* files (instead of /dev/i2c-*) too.

2.5.1 (20000618)
  Library: Add adm1025 support
  Module adm1025: new
  Module ddcmon: Fixed bus scan which could hang SMBus
  Module i2c-keywest: new
  Module maxilife: Add support for Maxilife '99 (NBA)
  Module via686a: Enable sensors if not enabled by BIOS
  Module w83781d: Improve w83783s support, w83627hf always has 2 pwm
  Module w83781d: Fix sensor2&3 selection, enable VBAT (in8) monitoring
  Module w83781d: Remove as99127f entries for in7-8, pwm3-4, sensor1-3
  Module w83781d: Fis as99127f fan speed (was 66% too high)
  Module w83781d: Improve beep input checking
  Program i2cdump: Add Winbond-style bank selection
  Program isadump: Add Winbond-style bank selection
  Program sensors: Add adm1025 support.
  Program sensors: Remove some as99127f entries, fix as99127 "(beep)"
  Program sensors-detect: Fix i801 detection, add adm1025 driver entry
  File sensors.conf.eg: Add Maxilife '99 entries
  File sensors.conf.eg: Remove some as99127f entries.
    Note: For as99127f, reinstall sensors.conf.eg manually (make install
          won't reinstall it) or else 'sensors -s' will fail.

2.5.0 (20000312)
  Dropped all kernel 2.0 and 2.1 compatibility
  Module i2c-i810: new
  Module ddcmon: new
  Module via686a: new
  Module i2c-amd756: fixed region request
  Module i2c-voodoo3: Converted to use i2c-algo-bit layer
  Module w83781d: Don't change pin settings at initialization;
                  also fix chip detection.
  Library: Support for ddcmon and via686a
  Program sensors-detect: Support for ddcmon and via686a
  Program sensors: Support for eeprom, ddcmon and via686a

2.4.5 (20000116)
  Introduced DESTDIR installation prefix
  Module lm80: fixes, temperature now read and set correctly
  Module i2c-voodoo3: driver enhancements
  Module w83781d: fixes, AS99127 works much better now
  Library: New ignore keyword in config file
  Programs: Support for new ignore keyword
  Program sensors-detect: Support for MGA detections

2.4.4 (19991201)
  Addition of the alpha release of AMD 756 SMBus host support.
  Many fixes and updates to the gl518sm driver
  Updates and fixes for device detection

2.4.0 (19990920)
  Too much to list.
  i2c and smbus parts are split off to a separate i2c package.
  New drivers and other stuff.

2.3.4 (19990616)
  Module matorb: driver for Matrix-Orbital Displays (small LCD and VFDs)
  All: Now compiles against kernel 2.0.x (again ;)
  Module gl518sm: some updates and refinements

2.3.3 (19990603)
  All: Now compiles against kernel 2.3.x (x >= 1)
  Module i2c-voodoo3: Timing issue fixes
  Module bt869: Seems to be functional and relatively well tested
  Many modules were modified to be more compatible with the new
   Mutex structure in the new experimental kernels.

2.3.2 (19990507)
  Module i2c-hydra: Now compiles on 2.0.x kernels
  Module i2c-lm75: Slightly better detection
  * New, but not compiled by default:
  Module i2c-voodoo3: beginning of Voodoo3 I2C bus driver
  Module bt869: Beginning of BT869 (PAL/NTSC video converter) driver

2.3.1 (19990501)
  All: Now compiles on PPC
  Module i2c-hydra: NEW
  Module i2c-proc: Buffer overflow removed: `less /proc/bus-i2c-0' now works
  Module w83781d: Removed deadlock (mutex was not initialized)
  Documentation: A few glitches removed
  Makefile: default module installation directory is now
            /lib/modules/current/extra/misc
  Program sensors-detect: PPC Hydra now detected
  Program sensors: Now prints complete GL518SM information
  Program sensors: SIS5595, ADM1021, MAX1617(A), ADM9240, DS1780 added

2.3.0 (19990422)
  All: Many, many changes and improvements
  All: Many small bugs and problems removed
  Modules: New insmod parameters
  Modules: Much improved chip detection
  Module maxilife: NEW
  Module adm1021: MAX1617A now also supported
  Module adm9240: DS1780 now also supported
  Module w83781d: W83782D and W83783S now also supported
  Program sensors-detect: NEW
  Library: All chips now supported
  Documentation: Very much improved

2.2.2 (199903??)
  Just some minor updates and bug fixes.

2.2.1 (19990218)
  All: Removed compile warnings
  Module i2c-dev: Small bug removed if DEBUG=1 was used
  Module sis5595: Now compiles for 2.0 kernels
  Module adm1021: Detection corrected

2.2.0 (19990216)
  All: Set copyrights to include 1999
  All: Small bugfixes
  I2C: Upgraded to newest archive of Simon Vogl
  Module i2c-dev: NEW
  Module i2c-ali15x3: NEW
  Module i2c-via: This is old module bit-mb, now moved to the main lm_sensors
     directories, and somewhat improved
  Module sis5595: NEW
  Modules: Renamed all bus modules to i2c-*, new directory lay-out
  Library: Support for new chip drivers, several small bugs fixed
  Library manual pages: NEW
  Program i2cdetect: Moved to detect directory
  Program detect.pl: NEW
  Program doc-features: NEW
  Program sensors: Added man-page
  Document BUGS: Added cdrom bug and kernel i2c conflict

2.1.2 (19990116)
  Modules lm80.o, w83781d.o: fan-related Segmentation fault corrected
  Module gl518sm.o: yet more bug fixes. It should at long last be usable now
  Documentation in doc/kernel: NEW

2.1.1 (19990107)
  Module i2c-proc.o: Hack to make /proc/bus/ possible for kernels 2.0.35
                     and older
  Module gl518sm.o: Miscelaneous bugs and problems solved
  Program isadump: NEW

2.1.0 (19981230)
  Library: Completely NEW
  Program sensors: NEW
  Program grab_busses: NEW
  Program decode-dimms: More information
  Module bit-mb.o: Removed spurious semicolon; now runs on more VIA chipsets
  Module w83781d.o: NEW
  Module lm80.o: NEW
  Module gl518sm.o: new procfile beep, several small updates
  Modules: Now use pin readings, no more scaling within the kernel (use the
           library instead)

2.0.2 (19981214)
  Module eeprom.o: NEW
  Program decode-dimms: NEW
  Modules: fill_inode fix, will stop segfaults on unloading in kernels after
           2.1.58
  Modules: Somewhat less verbose on transfers
  Module lm78.o now recognizes and handles lm78-j and lm79

2.0.1 (1998121?)
  Module gl518sm.o updates, to make it actually work
  Module lm75.o high/low-byte swapping write bug fixed

2.0.0 (19981209)
  Initial release
